Dive and Dine with Fabien Cousteau

Soneva Fushi has partnered Fabien Cousteau to
help highlight the plight of marine conservation concerns in the
Maldives.

Fabien Cousteau, the 43 year old grandson of the
legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, will be staying at Six
Senses’ flagship resort Soneva Fushi in October 2010 to help
improve awareness of mankind’s overuse of marine resources and how
we can treat our oceans more sustainably. Fabien will also be
offering Soneva Fushi guests the exclusive opportunity to dive and
dine with him and hear about his fascinating childhood growing up
as a Cousteau.

“The overfishing of oceanic and reef species
such as tuna, groupers and lobsters is becoming a concern in the
Maldivian waters with the growth of the local tourism industry and
increasing numbers of visitors and locals. Soneva Fushi has always
been cautious not to feature any endangered species on its menus,
closely monitors its fish consumption and thereby helps prevent
negative impacts on nature’s assets. However, more
awareness-raising and sustainable farming initiatives are key if
the Maldivian sea life is to exist in its full glory in the
future,” said Soneva Fushi’s resident marine biologist Anke
Hofmeister.

In keeping with the legacy of his grandfather,
Fabien is also an aquatic filmmaker and oceanographic explorer and
runs a charity called Plant A Fish that engages local communities
around the world toward stewardship and restoration efforts in
their marine environment.

“The team at Plant A Fish
is thrilled to collaborate on a sea life restoration partnership
with Soneva Fushi by Six Senses, a resort renowned for its
socially and environmentally conscious values and initiatives.
This autumn, we’ll be investigating fundraising efforts that will
help restore endemic marine populations to the Maldives, one of
which we hope will include a large-scale lobster rehabilitation
project,” said Cousteau.